"God is very powerful, and He's not real pleased with Rockstar right now, nor with those who defend it. Watch out. Fire and brimstone on the way." I seem to recall God having some strict words about people not taking His name in vain . . . is that why you're losing, Jack?
Also - apparently in spite of --now-- publicly trying to distance themselves from the Sea Shephard, there are credible ties to GP and a ship specifically built to ram and sink whaling ships.
I'm no fan of greenpeace, but their attacks on whaling ships of ill repute are not terrorism. Terrorism would be setting off bombs inside the civilian areas of those countries which sanction whaling.
Wait, are you saying the civilians who run whaling ships are somehow exempt from their country's normal civilian protection? If terrorism is attacking civilians instead of military targets, I'd say attacking whaling vessels is terrorism.
The trouble with famous landmarks is people tend to think they're the only thing like them in that area. When my brother was showing his pictures from his senior trip to London, he had several long discussions with people trying to explain to them that there was, in fact, more than one bridge in London. Shock and disbelief.
I've also met several people who thought New York was just the city; couldn't convince them that Albany, Buffalo, and Rochester were also New York. *sigh*
Based on the demeanor of your response, it's clear that you're under 15 as well - WAY under 15. So apparently, yes - OP was incorrect in calling you an old anything. Heh. Thanks, that made my day. I just got out of grad school so I'm not a great old one, but I refuse to take people seriously who call everyone over their age group 'extinct'. It's like high school all over again.
I'm under 15, and this is a "social networking site" of sorts, isn't it?
I can look at your posting history, send you messages, communicate and share with others. Gosh, you can, can't you? Wow, I had no idea when I posted stuff on a forum publicly that other people could go back and read it. Scary.
And you, the old fart, want me off? Oh noes! I have been called a name! I must cower behind my orthopedic keyboard in fear!
Thanks, old man You're quite welcome, I'm sure. So nice to see the younger generation learning the common politeness they'll need in life.
The Internet is for us all, and if I want to chat with my 16 and 17 year old friends from school or church or the football club, I'm going to do it where I please. No arbitrary age barrier is going to stop us talking to each other. Well, gosh, I feel left out. I'll just have to go sit in a corner and cry.
You're extinct - get your opinion out of our way... How can I, when you've posted AC? Oh well, I guess I'd better get on my dinosaur and go pick up my medications. Oh, and stay off my grass while I'm gone. The daffodils don't like too much shade.
Unfortunately Thompson is sane and he's got a certificate to prove it! Yeah, well, Nobby Nobbs has a certificate proving he's human but it does him about as much good . . .
I'm hoping we'll get the cool new codex from BlockBuster, after their failed launch (like we did with DivX). They'll give us a book to go with our set-top-box? Sweet!
Sound was once a gimmick, then it was color, then surround sound, then CGI, etc. etc. Once movie makers settle down and use it as a tool instead of just a cool effect, we'll get some good 3D movies. Early CGI films remind me of early 3D films because the CGI jumps out and hits you in the face; now it's all standard and carefully integrated with the live action so you don't notice it and it no longer distracts from the film. The biggest trick in movie making is creating the illusion - getting your audience to suspend their disbelief. Anything that breaks that illusion by calling attention to itself distracts the audience and usually hurts your film.
Nothing at all. He's not talking about horsepower, he's talking about hitpoints, usually abbreviated "hp" in role playing game terminology. Hitpoints are a measure of how much damage a character, vehicle, or object can take before being destroyed. (Yes, that's a simplification, so put away your weapons, rules lawyers.) If a car with only 30 hitpoints fought a car with 150 hitpoints, the 150 hp car would most likely win because it could take more damage before being destroyed.
So in Australia I can sue someone for posting "false and malicious statements" about me on a public forum? Well, that's my college tuition taken care of!
You'd think they'd at least have a penalty for starting the flame war . . . or, in this case, selling crappy software.
I'm surprised the character set issue hasn't come up before. Is this one reason Europe is going to ODF? (Granted, many European languages use the Roman character set, but still.) What is Japan doing with this issue?
You also mention 'mold' (mould?) and building decay problems because of this 'low ventilation' and 'water everywhere'. With a properly designed irrigation system and a suitable air conditioning system with humidity control this shouldn't be a problem. I work at a facility with a temperature/humidity controlled vault for archival film storage. Part of my job is routinely checking materials stored in the vault for mold. The vault air system goes beyond merely "suitable" air conditioning and humidity control, but even in an environment specifically designed to reduce mold growth (50 degrees F, 50% humidity), we still get it in some of our materials.
In future, please check your facts before making assertions on the basis that you know what you are talking about. I notice you posted AC.
When I was a kid (I am 24 now) we had an old ariel antenna in the attic and if you positioned it just right we could get maybe 2 1/2 channels on a clear day (very bad reception area due to the mountains). There wasn't much that was worth the trouble of going up and adjusting it, but I remember my brother and I used to watch Mr. Wizard whenever we could. Don Herbert was so good at explaining things like refraction clearly and simply so kids could understand them and learn to apply that knowledge in daily life. (I was the only one of my friends who knew why sunglasses let you see past the reflections in water).
My favorite party centerpiece is still dancing spaghetti.
I was glad to find DVDs of his shows are available now; at least my kids will be able to grow up with Mr. Wizard as well.
Good point . . . that "your health will be damaged" line suddenly makes a lot more sense. I wonder if Chinese researchers will come out with some studies in the near future to prove prolonged gaming really does have adverse effects on the health - "Subjects who persisted in gaming past the official limits showed a marked increase in stress, paranoia, and damage to the bones in the fingers." Yup, those consoles are bad for you, kids!
From TFA:
The government yesterday issued a regulation, which takes effect on April 15, demanding online operators set up a "game fatigue system" that encourages players under 18 to play less than 3 hours a day.
After the 5-hour limit, players will be subjected every 15 minutes to the warning: "You have entered unhealthy game time, please go offline immediately to rest. If you do not, your health will be damaged and your points will be cut to zero." I wouldn't call that encouraging, I would call that threatening. If I got that message and responded by going offline, it would be because I didn't want to lose the points I'd just gained, not because I was worried about my health.
Inu Yasha: Hey Miroku.. This has been bugging me for a while... Miroku: Yes? Inu Yasha: Whenever it's time to look for a place to sleep, the finest house in town always seems to have evil omens lurking over it. What the hell is up with that?! Miroku: What? You don't know already? Haven't you heard of something called a "white lie"?
The first stage of the alignment has started! It only happens once every five thousand years, and evil people are ready to find the triangle and take over the world if someone doesn't stop them!!!!
Out of curiosity, does a full alignment of the planets only happen once every 5,000 years?
yup... the shock of that show terminated most of my hopes for the movies. I wish they'd just let TOS end gracefully instead of dragging it out through all those movies and completely messing up the main characters. *sigh*
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I'm no fan of greenpeace, but their attacks on whaling ships of ill repute are not terrorism. Terrorism would be setting off bombs inside the civilian areas of those countries which sanction whaling.
Wait, are you saying the civilians who run whaling ships are somehow exempt from their country's normal civilian protection? If terrorism is attacking civilians instead of military targets, I'd say attacking whaling vessels is terrorism.How much does it cost the carrier to transmit the data? Is texting ultimately more expensive than calling?
The trouble with famous landmarks is people tend to think they're the only thing like them in that area. When my brother was showing his pictures from his senior trip to London, he had several long discussions with people trying to explain to them that there was, in fact, more than one bridge in London. Shock and disbelief.
I've also met several people who thought New York was just the city; couldn't convince them that Albany, Buffalo, and Rochester were also New York. *sigh*
But do they come in black?
Sound was once a gimmick, then it was color, then surround sound, then CGI, etc. etc. Once movie makers settle down and use it as a tool instead of just a cool effect, we'll get some good 3D movies. Early CGI films remind me of early 3D films because the CGI jumps out and hits you in the face; now it's all standard and carefully integrated with the live action so you don't notice it and it no longer distracts from the film. The biggest trick in movie making is creating the illusion - getting your audience to suspend their disbelief. Anything that breaks that illusion by calling attention to itself distracts the audience and usually hurts your film.
Am I missing a level of posts, or have you been debating with yourself? I guess the good side is you're winning. Wait . . .
Nothing at all. He's not talking about horsepower, he's talking about hitpoints, usually abbreviated "hp" in role playing game terminology. Hitpoints are a measure of how much damage a character, vehicle, or object can take before being destroyed. (Yes, that's a simplification, so put away your weapons, rules lawyers.) If a car with only 30 hitpoints fought a car with 150 hitpoints, the 150 hp car would most likely win because it could take more damage before being destroyed.
So in Australia I can sue someone for posting "false and malicious statements" about me on a public forum? Well, that's my college tuition taken care of!
You'd think they'd at least have a penalty for starting the flame war . . . or, in this case, selling crappy software.
But is it more like finding the Holy Grail or the Dead Sea Scrolls? Ancient scrolls stored in a cave sounds more appropriate . . .
Read it? y/n
I'm surprised the character set issue hasn't come up before. Is this one reason Europe is going to ODF? (Granted, many European languages use the Roman character set, but still.) What is Japan doing with this issue?
When I was a kid (I am 24 now) we had an old ariel antenna in the attic and if you positioned it just right we could get maybe 2 1/2 channels on a clear day (very bad reception area due to the mountains). There wasn't much that was worth the trouble of going up and adjusting it, but I remember my brother and I used to watch Mr. Wizard whenever we could. Don Herbert was so good at explaining things like refraction clearly and simply so kids could understand them and learn to apply that knowledge in daily life. (I was the only one of my friends who knew why sunglasses let you see past the reflections in water).
My favorite party centerpiece is still dancing spaghetti.
I was glad to find DVDs of his shows are available now; at least my kids will be able to grow up with Mr. Wizard as well.
Good point . . . that "your health will be damaged" line suddenly makes a lot more sense. I wonder if Chinese researchers will come out with some studies in the near future to prove prolonged gaming really does have adverse effects on the health - "Subjects who persisted in gaming past the official limits showed a marked increase in stress, paranoia, and damage to the bones in the fingers." Yup, those consoles are bad for you, kids!
After the 5-hour limit, players will be subjected every 15 minutes to the warning: "You have entered unhealthy game time, please go offline immediately to rest. If you do not, your health will be damaged and your points will be cut to zero." I wouldn't call that encouraging, I would call that threatening. If I got that message and responded by going offline, it would be because I didn't want to lose the points I'd just gained, not because I was worried about my health.
May you live in interesting times.
Inu Yasha: Hey Miroku.. This has been bugging me for a while...
Miroku: Yes?
Inu Yasha: Whenever it's time to look for a place to sleep, the finest house in town always seems to have evil omens lurking over it. What the hell is up with that?!
Miroku: What? You don't know already? Haven't you heard of something called a "white lie"?
But you have to have constant WiFi access. I dunno. Might be great for killing time in the coffee shop, but can it be used elsewhere?
The first stage of the alignment has started! It only happens once every five thousand years, and evil people are ready to find the triangle and take over the world if someone doesn't stop them!!!!
Out of curiosity, does a full alignment of the planets only happen once every 5,000 years?
yup... the shock of that show terminated most of my hopes for the movies. I wish they'd just let TOS end gracefully instead of dragging it out through all those movies and completely messing up the main characters. *sigh*